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Southern Wesleyan University was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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College Factual ranked SWU as #1,423 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
SWU also holds the #19 spot on the Best Colleges in South Carolina ranking.
Southern Wesleyan University has an acceptance rate of 51%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for SWU.
About 42% of students accepted to SWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 590. Math scores were between 503 and 570.
The student to faculty ratio at SWU is an impressive 12 to 1. That's quite good when you compare it to the national average of 15 to 1. This is a good sign that students at the school will have more opportunities for one-on-one interactions with their professors.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Southern Wesleyan University is 100%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Southern Wesleyan University is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at SWU for first-time, full-time students is 46%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,085 undergraduates at SWU with 774 being full-time and 311 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $14,438 | $10,936 | $16,031 | $21,745 | $21,587 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of SWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At SWU, approximately 61% of students took out student loans averaging $6,805 a year. That adds up to $27,220 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for SWU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 907 Wesleyan Drive, Central, SC 29630-1020 |
| Phone: | 864-644-5000 |
| Website: | www.swu.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 96 | $52,070 |
| Human Services | 29 | $32,290 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 25 | $42,006 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 19 | NA |
| Religious Studies | 19 | $28,636 |
| Educational Administration | 17 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 16 | $31,326 |
| Human Resource Management | 15 | NA |
| General Biology | 13 | $39,464 |
| Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies | 13 | $25,785 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 952 students took at least one online class at Southern Wesleyan University. This is a decrease from the 1,066 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 952 | 535 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,066 | 550 |
| 2020-2021 | 888 | 570 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,045 | 786 |
Learn more about online learning at Southern Wesleyan University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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